Shared_Studios worked with Coca-Cola and its juice brand, Del Valle, to connect consumers in Mexico City directly with citrus grove farmers in Veracruz. Inside the Portal, consumers learned about growing and harvesting the oranges, and heard first-hand from farmers about the effort and care that goes into every step of the process.

As part of one of our largest community activations, Shared_Studios curated connections from Times Square, New York, for a month at the end of 2017. Those connections opened a window from the Square to sites around the world, creating encounters between New Yorkers and Afghanis, Swedes, Mexicans and more.

Working with Design Squad Global, Portals connected students at the WGBH Headquarters in Boston to students in Nairobi, Kenya, for a design challenge aimed at solving local community needs. Students were able to collaborate, working together to solve open-ended challenges towards a common goal.

Working with Promalaga, the economic development arm of the City of Malaga, Portals showcased local artists and Spanish culture through virtual museum tours, film screenings, and history lessons for hundreds of participants around the world.

Turquoise Mountain connected global clients directly to its artisans in Kabul, Afghanistan. Consumers learned how furniture, clothing, and jewelry are made, and how their purchases are transforming lives in the communities that make them.

Starbucks brought its employees in Seattle into the Portal to meet with coffee-growers around the world. Participants shared stories, traded tips, discussed market trends, and of course, drank coffee together.

When W launched a new hotel in Panama City, they wanted the world to experience Panama’s dynamism, so they set up a Portal and hosted dance parties, cocktail nights, coffee tastings, and concerts with 40 sites around the globe, showcasing Panama’s culture to the world.

MGF is an annual event to bring together young leaders, creators and thinkers with established global innovators for the purpose of empowering and encouraging youth. nOver two days, the MiSK_Portal connected over 800 attendees with entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers on four continents.